One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Rockton you can determine when it's possible to plant forget-me-not by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Forget-Me-Not

Frost tolerance for forget-me-not:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Forget-Me-Not tend to make it in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Rockton is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant forget-me-not and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your forget-me-not may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your forget-me-not indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Rockton. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Rockton is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Rockton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your forget-me-not in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rockton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Rockton

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